Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc.Of interest to writers across NSW.
Patron of the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW, Patti Miller, will be conducting a Book Talk and Signing for her book ‘Ransacking Paris’.
Date: Thursday, 8 September 2016
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (AEST)
Venue:
Ashfield Library
260 Liverpool Road #3,
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LITERARY LUNCH AND WORKSHOP
GUEST SPEAKER: Valerie Pybus – Quest for Green Gables.
Most dreamers like surprises and I fit into that niche.
To know that a longed-for destination is within one’s grasp cannot fail to awaken a writer’s juices and lust for life.
The opportunity arose to visit Green Gables on Prince Edward Island.
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Applications are now open for the Writing NSW Early Career Writer Grants, Emerging Writing Organisation Grants and the Writer & Technologist Grant. A total of $27,000 in funding is available to early career writers, emerging writing organisations and for a joint project by a writer and technologist.
Further information on The NSW Writers Centre Website.
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LITERARY LUNCH AND WORKSHOP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GUEST TALK: Dr Catherine Bishop – Making Ends Meet: Colonial Women in Business
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Sue Woolfe – The War Between Research and Creativity
WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Dr. Sue Woolfe – Remembering Your Creativity
The Society of Women Writers NSW welcomes newcomers to our monthly Literary Luncheon on the second Wednesday of each month.
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Our State President, Trevar Langlands, has announced the Guest Speaker for the Literary Luncheon to be held in November.
Trevar’s announcement:
I am very excited to announce my special guest for our November Literary Awards – The year is going fast so I do hope you 
will get your bookings in early as my guest will especially delight readers and writers alike.
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Date for Book Launch: Saturday 30 July 2016
Time: 1:00 pm
The Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia and the Ukrainian Association of Sydney invite you to a Literary Launch to celebrate the publication of:
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LITERARY LUNCH AND WORKSHOP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GUEST TALK: Sophie Masson – Creators Unite in a Small Press with Big Ideas
GUEST SPEAKER: Award winning author Libby Hathorn – The Heart of her Picture Books
WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Sophie Masson –
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As reported, on Page 5 of the March 2016 Edition of Writers Voice, by our Vice President (Colleen Parker); a Children’s Writing Programme package is available from the Management Committee (for a fee of $25) to interested FAW NSW Branches.
The FAW NSW is indebted to Jan Tolley who has graciously shared these guidelines with us.
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UPCOMING LITERARY LUNCH AND WORKSHOP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Author & writing teacher on popular women’s fiction at the Australian Writers’ Centre Sydney: Lisa Heidke – Sense and Sanity: The highs and lows of procrastination and writing
GUEST SPEAKER: Author Felicity Pulman: On Residency Guest – Di Yerbury Residency
WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Author of two Ned Kelly Award winning novels: Candice Fox – Detecting Danger: Writing about Crime.
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UPCOMING LITERARY LUNCH and WORKSHOP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Author & President of the Jane Austen Society: Susannah Fullerton – Living a Literary Life in Sydney
GUEST SPEAKERS: Zoya Nojin, Kristin Prescott & Dr Susan Steggall – Write a Book in a Day? You Bet you Can!
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LUNCH MEETING and WORKSHOP
WEDNESDAY 10 February, 2016 at 12.00noon
Lunch is gourmet sandwiches with tea, coffee and juice.
$42.00 Members or $47.00 Non-Members
KEYNOTE SPEAKER is the wonderful: Patti Miller – A Writer In Paris
GUEST TALK: Sophie Masson – Writing Trinity
WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Pippa Kay – Beating The Block
DON’T MISS OUT – BOOK EARLY: Go here for more details: http://www.womenwritersnsw.org/events/
or send an email and Make Your Booking here:
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: BOOKING DEADLINE IS Monday 8 February,
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Tuesday 23 February, 5pm–8pm
Live Music, Roving Performers, Food Sales, Children’s Chalk Workshop from 5pm–6pm
Poetry Performances from 6pm–8pm
Grab a rug, pack a picnic and celebrate poetry under the stars by Sydney Harbour.
Featuring Australian poets Melinda Smith, Robert Adamson, Geoffrey Lehmann, Pip Smith,
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With the start of a new year, it is appropriate to look back at the final State function for 2015; the FAW AWARDS LUNCHEON.
What a fabulous event! Some photos from the day…
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To start the new year; some photos looking back to 2015.
In 2015, the State Committee ‘took to the road’ and held a number of committee meetings with members of FAW Branches.
The last one for the year was held in Moruya where they enjoyed the wonderful company of the members of the Eurobodalla Branch…
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The list of names on the Distinguished Service Award Page has swollen by the addition of four new names.
Congratulations to these FAW members who have been recognised for their outstanding commitment to the ideals of the Fellowship of Australian Writers:
Mavis Gunter
Maureen Kelly OAM
Lyn Leerson
Rina Robinson
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Performance Poet and member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (North Arm Cove Branch), Bob Bush has been recognised by the FAW as a Writing Fellow.
Bob Bush writes and performs poetry in the Australian Bush Poetry style and has published four poetry books and a CD.
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